Our staff in Kathmandu

Without them, nothing would work and no project could be realised. The donations could not get to where they are most urgently needed. Our local team in Kathmandu is the most important building block for the realisation of our projects in Nepal. That is why we are happy to have a powerful small team there, which works closely with us to develop and implement the project plans for the future.

There was a change in personnel on 1 July 2024, when Sunil Shresta, our long-standing representative of Nepalhilfe in Kathmandu, retired at the age of 65. He has been working for NHB for almost 30 years and will continue to support us as a consultant. He has initiated and supervised all NHB projects in the past 30 years. He was an indispensable part of our Nepal aid team on the ground.

We were able to win over our long-standing friend Hari Adhikari to take over the running of our office on the ground. He is a graduate in administrative management and has gained a great deal of experience in his previous role as head of administration at Siddhi Memorial Hospital in Bhaktapur and in the same position at the spinal clinic in Dhulikel, working with both government agencies and international organisations. He is a real stroke of luck for us and a worthy successor to our much-loved Sunil Shresta.

Shyam Pandit, as the so-called project coordinator, is mainly responsible for the acquisition of new projects and the supervision of ongoing projects, as well as for the cooperation and coordination with local authorities. He has been working for the NHB since 1995, initially as our first headmaster in Kadambas and since 2004 as our project manager.

Gupta Bandahari has been working as an accountant and project auditor at the Kathmandu office since 2019. Together with Shyam Pandit, he is responsible for the correct receipt of invoices and settlements, an increasingly important part of our work in Nepal.

Sakar Lamichhane has also been working for Nepalhilfe Kathmandu as a driver and ‘jack of all trades’ since 2019. He takes care of the many small tasks that arise in an office and without which an office community would not be able to function.